Mission Driven Company That's Moving Fast and Having Significant Impact - Head of Marketing Handshake Employee Review

5.0
8 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Handshake democratizes opportunity for students. And in doing so levels the playing field between talent and opportunity. We work hard to make this a reality! Culture of trust, collaboration, and recognition. Incredibly fast moving and hard working team. Handshake is a meritocracy. Value, accountability and ownership are rewarded. We provide a tangible value to students, career centers and employers

Cons

Prioritization is a constant challenge as we balance a three sided network Young team - Handshake has rapidly grown and various teams are in need of more experience leadership and guidance to scale and to enjoy work Resource constrained - people wear a lot of hats, which a lot people value, but be prepared to roll up your sleeves, be resourceful and make it happen!

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5.0
12 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work at your own pace.

Cons

Task limit when new to project.

2.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Real pay, many jobs, Slack for additional support, and flexible schedule geared towards Eastern time.

Cons

Schedule flexiblity still requires you to accept jobs in batches, without a definitive release date for each batch, and if you do not accept enough tasks in the timeframe you will be removed from the project. Timers do not pay if the task extends beyond the prescribed limit, and workers are encouraged to submit lower times regardless of the actual work required. For some tasks this is an extra 5 minutes, for others it could be an extra 20 hours.

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